obstetrics
[ uhb-ste-triks ]
/ əbˈstɛ trɪks /
noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbreviation: OB, ob
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British Dictionary definitions for obstetrics
obstetrics
/ (ɒbˈstɛtrɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and the treatment of women before and after childbirth
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Medical definitions for obstetrics
obstetrics
[ ŏb-stĕt′rĭks, əb- ]
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the recuperative period following delivery.
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Scientific definitions for obstetrics
obstetrics
[ ŏb-stĕt′rĭks ]
The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth.
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Cultural definitions for obstetrics
obstetrics
[ (uhb-ste-triks) ]
A branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, labor, and the period of recovery following childbirth.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.